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Filling the College Sports Void in Your Life

I came to U of C from the University of Michigan. While we took our education very seriously, we also took our college sports (especially football) equally as seriously. Since U of C lacks that college sports element (refreshingly so, in most cases), if you are looking to fill that college sports fan void in your life, Chicago is filled with bars that have certain college affiliations. I highly suggest that if you enjoy college sports to go watch your favorite team, unless you’re an Ohio State fan, then you should just sit home and question your life (I had to get at least one OSU jab in! I expect many UofM disses to come in lieu of their current season…) Here is a quick run down of Big Ten bars plus the Notre Dame bars. Feel free to leave your opinions, positive and negative, plus any bars I may have left out that are great for game-watching. And while I appreciate rivalry, let’s keep all rivalry remarks in a non-vicious format:
Illinois
Merkle’s – 3516 N. Clark
Kendall’s – 2263 N. Lincoln
Brownstone – 3837 N. Lincoln
Joe’s – 940 W. Weed St.
Schoolyard Tavern – 3258 N. Southport

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While I’m new to the Big 10 sports scene (I grew up on SEC and was married into the Big 12), I do know there are many bars around Chicago that offer game day viewing for other divisions. The best way I’ve found to track those down is to search alumni sites via chicago (“ou alumni in chicago” or “lsu alumni in chicago” for instance). They provide all the information that you could need to get your fix this season and meet up with some people that understand the quirks of where you come from.